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  • 2 - Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health for Black Women

  • from Part I - Black Women in Context
  • Donna Baptiste, Northwestern University, Illinois, Adia Gooden, Unconditionally Worthy, Co.
  • Book:
    Promoting Black Women's Mental Health
    Published online:
    22 June 2023
    Print publication:
    06 July 2023, pp 41-64

  • Summary

    Drawing on public health and psychological research and scholarship, we provide an overview of the historical, social, political, and economic experiences that impact the mental health and wellness of Black women in America. We explore Black women’s statuses driven by racial, ethnic, sex/gender, social class, and other disparities. Using a social determinants of health framework We highlight the ways that systemic inequities interact with biological predispositions to shape Black women’s health and mental health. We discuss how Black women’s social group statuses create challenging conditions that induce mental and emotional symptoms such as mood and anxiety disorders. We utilize a case example to illustrate how these interacting forces might play out in one Black woman’s life.